Welcome to Antigua and Barbuda

National Anthem

	Flag Description red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the "V" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand
	Dame Louise Lake-Tack Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda Assumed office 17 July 2007 Louise Lake-Tack was born in St. Philip's Parish, Antigua in 1944. She was educated at Freetown Government School before attending the Antigua Girls High School in St. John's.[1] After graduating she emigrated to the United Kingdom where she studied nursing at Charing Cross Hospital. Following the completion of her studies, she worked first at the National Heart Hospital and later at the Harley Street Clinic Read More
	Baldwin Spencer Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Assumed office 24 March 2004 Winston Baldwin Spencer (born October 8, 1948) is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party (UPP), which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election. He has also been Minister of Foreign Affairs since January 6, 2005. Read More

Antigua and Barbuda
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by the English who formed a colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
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Independence / Republic Days
Independence from the United Kingdom : November 1, 1981

Capital
Saint John's

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Calling code
+1-268

Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Geographic Coordinates
17°7'N 61°51'W

Official languages
English
Antiguan Creole

Antigua and Barbuda
English Translation
Fair Antigua and Barbuda
We thy sons and daughters stand
Strong and firm in peace or danger,
To safeguard our native land:

We commit ourselves to building
A true nation, brave and free!
Ever striving, ever seeking
Dwell in love and unity.

Raise the standard! Raise it boldly!
Answer now to duty call:
To the service of your country,
Sparing nothing giving all!
Gird your loins and join the battle
Gainst fear hate and poverty:
Each endeavouring, all achieving,
Live in peace where man is free!

God of nations, let thy blessing
Fall upon this land ours
Rain and sunshine ever sending
Fill her fields with crops and flowers:
We, her children do implore thee:
Give us strength, faith, loyalty:
Never failing, all enduring
To defend her liberty.
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